# Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-51-D

**URL:** <https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/space-shuttle-discovery-ov-103-sts-51-d/32864>\
**Category:** Archivio lanci\
**Tags:** sts, lanci-lsoc, lanci-con-equipaggio, nasa, space-shuttle, discovery, lanci-1985\
**Created:** [11 Aprile 1985, 1:59pm UTC](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/space-shuttle-discovery-ov-103-sts-51-d/32864 "1985-04-11T13:59:05Z")\
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**Post date:** [11 Aprile 1985, 1:59pm UTC](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/space-shuttle-discovery-ov-103-sts-51-d/32864/1 "1985-04-11T13:59:05Z")

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> **Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-51-D**
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> **Starts:** 12 Aprile 1985, 1:59pm (Etc/UTC)\
> **Location:** www.openstreetmap.org/#map=17/28.6082268/-80.6042819&layers=N\
> **Link:** <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jp21CknzFYc>

### Patch della missione

 ![](https://discourse-data-fra.fra1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/original/3X/8/5/85ca62fff414721f68b3ba53a902a383c8c46e83.png)

### Informazioni sulla missione

| | |
| --- | --- |
| Lancio | 1985-04-12T13:59:05 |
| Esito | **SUCCESSO** |
| Tipo missione | Telecomunicazioni |
| Orbita | Orbita bassa terrestre (LEO) |
| Rampa | Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA (USA) [🗺](http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.60822681&mlon=-80.60428186&zoom=20) |

### Equipaggio

| ↑↓ | Nome | &nbsp; | Affiliazione | Ruolo |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ↑↓ | [Charles D. Walker](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/31596) | 🇺🇸 | NASA | Specialista del carico utile |
| ↑↓ | [Karol J. Bobko](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/31462) | 🇺🇸 | NASA | Comandante |
| ↑↓ | [Donald E. Williams](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/33450) | 🇺🇸 | NASA | Pilota |
| ↑↓ | [Margaret Rhea Seddon](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/31477) | 🇺🇸 | NASA | Specialista di missione |
| ↑↓ | [S. David Griggs](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/33498) | 🇺🇸 | NASA | Specialista di missione |
| ↑↓ | [Jeffrey Hoffman](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/31307) | 🇺🇸 | NASA | Specialista di missione |
| ↑↓ | [Edwin Jacob Garn](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/31602) | 🇺🇸 | NASA | Specialista del carico utile |

### Veicolo spaziale

| | |
| --- | --- |
| Nome | [Space Shuttle Discovery](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/40076) seriale OV-103 |
| Destinazione | Orbita bassa terrestre |
| Configurazione | Space Shuttle |
| Trasporto equipaggi | Sì |
| Dimensioni | altezza 56,10 m  
diametro 8,70 m |
| Numero passeggeri | Fino a 7 persone |
| Capacità di carico | 27.500 kg |

### Lanciatore

| | |
| --- | --- |
| Nome | Space Shuttle[Wiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle) |
| Costruttore | National Aeronautics and Space Administration [Wiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Aeronautics_and_Space_Administration) [Info](https://www.nasa.gov) |
| Fornitore servizi di lancio | Lockheed Space Operations Company Wiki Info |
| Primo volo | 1981-04-12 |
| Numero stadi | 2 |
| Altezza | 56,10 m |
| Diametro | 8,00 m |
| Peso al lancio | 2.030 t |
| Spinta al decollo | 28.200 kN |
| Capacità di carico | LEO: 27.500 kg  
GTO: - |
| Successi/Lanci totali | 133/135 (22 consecutivi) |
| Booster | None |

### Video

- Recap: [STS-51D launch Discovery](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jp21CknzFYc) (Luis Moreno)

Ultimo aggiornamento: 2026-09-09T22:12:48 con AstronautiBOT 2026.09.07 - Fonte: [LaunchLibrary2 API](https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/launch/a57bb9aa-8b24-4b84-8713-011499fc2e24/?format=json)

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STS-51-D was the sixteenth flight of the shuttle and fourth for the Space Shuttle Discovery. Its mission was to deploy a number of 10 satellites. The landing suffered extensive brake damaged and a ruptured tire. All subsequent landings had to be done at the Edwards Air Force Base until the development and implementation of nose steering.